原句是这样的, To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula..., increased funding for teachers and the encouragement.主语the report 谓语calls for宾语之一,the crafting of coherent curricula 连贯、系统的课程制定crafting这里是动名词,意思是making (with great skill and care)举个栗子,I like swimming. I hate shopping. 这里的swimming、shopping是具有名词词性的。值得注意的是,动词+ing也可以是现在分词,而不是动名词,需要看上下文。句子大意,该报道呼吁在研究方面增加投资,呼吁制定连贯的、系统性的课程...,增加教师资金...